The Divine Plan is a blueprint for change that leads humanity along a path towards realization of the Most Great Peace. Throughout the Formative Age following the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1921, the Administrative Order of the Bahá’í Faith has released detailed plans covering specific timeframes and goals from one to the other as …
These plans provide ongoing guidance that inspires key protagonists to adopt behaviors that advance the wholesale transformation of human systems, fulfill the mandate of the Divine Plan, and establish the Most Great Peace. To accomplish this requires people everywhere to be actively involved in the processes of change so they own what comes of it. Therefore, the underlying purpose of the plans is to promote widespread …
Each release or chapter within the Divine Plan and the timely updates that accompany it clarify and expand upon the …
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Basically, each release within the Divine Plan opens the door for anyone and everyone to participate in …
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The world’s equilibrium hath been upset through the vibrating influence of this most great, this new World Order. Mankind’s ordered life hath been revolutionized through the agency of this unique, this wondrous System—the like of which mortal eyes have never witnessed. 1
- Baháʼuʼlláh. Gleanings from the Writings of Baháʼuʼlláh. Translated by Shoghi Effendi. Rev Ed. Wilmette, Ill: Baháʼí Publishing Trust, 1952, 136. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/gleanings-writings-bahaullah/4#581649978. ↩
Frameworks for Understanding the World 